Hooking up Two Monitors to One Computor

JeffR · Addict Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 608 City: Victoria, BC

Hey I was hoping somebody could give me a hand here. I currently have a laptop, hooked up to a 19' tv via s-video cable. I can display two screens at the same time on the laptop and tv, however they are the same picture.

I was wondering if anyone knew of any software for PCs that allows you to operate the screens seperatly, ie. drag one window to the tv screen and have it displayed, while I work in another seperate window diplayed on the Laptop screen.

Thanks

mikebu · Criminal Joined: 29 Aug 2008 Posts: 51

Right mouse click on your desktop and click on Display Settings...

Look for a setting like "Extend my desktop to the monitor".

No need to get any special software...

JeffR · Addict Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 608 City: Victoria, BC

mikebu, thanks for the help, I have one other question now though

My tv has a differernt resolution than my laptop screen, is there a way I can get the resolutions to be equal?

dmb · Posted: Sep 24, 2008 7:37 am Post subject:

JeffR, you wouldn't want to... Having them the same resolution would mean that one would be skewed badly, ie/ showing at a non-native aspect ratio...

Just have both running at their highest native resolution...

Ejazzle · Soul Rider Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Posts: 345 City: Tequesta

go to control panel, and set the screen resolution the same.

i think its in "display settings"